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By JOHN LEWIS PITTS
Rappahannock News Special Writer
VIENNA — In a lively two-hour session last Thursday night, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries got an earful of advice from the general public.
Supporters and opponents of the state’s bear-chasing season dominated much of the discussion. Also supported by many speakers: increased limits on deer, especially does, and possible changes to the current dual-opening of seasons for archery and squirrel.
About 200 people attended the public hearing at the National Wildlife Federation Building. Several of the speakers either live or hunt in Rappahannock and Fauquier County.
The hearing was the last in a process which will continue with state game commission hearings in the spring and will end with the release of hunting regulations for the state in 1993-94 and 1994-95.
The turnout was a dramatic contrast to a Feb. 1 meeting at the same location. At that meeting, called with very little public buildup, less than two dozen people showed up and only about a half-dozen spoke to the game department officials who had assembled there.
“We’re very glad to have this crowd,” said Elsa Porter, a member of the state game commission. “It’s a lot better than last time." • ' Though not addressed directly, a ! subtext in many of the evening’s re! marks was the ongoing conflict be| tween landowners — concerned ; about both damage to crops caused
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